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In 1954 the X-1 series had just broken Mach 2.5. Tragically, Major Michael J. This would likely have happened in any case as the ceramic tiles and metal shingles were further developed, but the operational problems encountered with the (admittedly brief) experience on X-15A-2 hastened the departure of the ablators."

Title	:	Hypersonics Before the Shuttle: A Concise History of the X-15 Research Airplane - History of the Design, Development, Operations, and Lessons Learned
Author	:	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Rating	:	4.75 (369 Votes)
Asin	:	B0074V7O6G
Format Type	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	135Pages
Publish Date	:	2014-9-7
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In 1954 the X-1 series had just broken Mach 2.5. Tragically, Major Michael J. This would likely have happened in any case as the ceramic tiles and metal shingles were further developed, but the operational problems encountered with the (admittedly brief) experience on X-15A-2 hastened the departure of the ablators."

Contents: CHAPTER 1 - The Genesis of a Research Airplane * CHAPTER 2 - X-15 Design and Development * CHAPTER 3 - The Flight Research Program * CHAPTER 4 - The Legacy of the X-15. It would, however, come at a terrible financial cost—over 30 times the original estimate. Not that a great deal has not previously been written about the X-15, because it has. Houston's history published by the Wright Air Development Center in 1958, and later included in the Air Force History Office's Hypersonic Revolution, no one has attempted to tell the entire story. But with the exception of Robert S. The X-15 would ultimately exceed all of its original performance goals. And the WADC history is taken entirely from the Air Force perspective, with small mention of the other contributors. This monogra

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